"Len Over 21" wrote:

That's not strictly IN "Los Angeles," Dwight. :-)

Try Riverside County, not Los Angeles County. Big
place out here.


Perhaps I was a little loose with the specifics, Len. However, for all
practical purposes, I consider just about the entire valley to be Los
Angeles. The cities and towns spread out side by side from Los Angeles, with
only a roadside sign to separate the individual cities or towns. From where
I'm sitting, the whole thing looks like one giant metropolis. And the wind
turbines I described probably supply supplimental power to that whole
metropolis. However, you are correct. The wind turbines are in Riverside
Country, probably supplying power to the area grid.


No. Haven't been far into Arizona since 1977.


Well, it doesn't really matter. I was just wondering because it's the
only solar facility I've personally seen.


Electric power generation isn't exactly a big "amateur radio"
policy issue, is it? :-)


You know how this newsgroup is, Len. If a topic gets introduced here, it
becomes an issue here.


Keep that crystal set ready to go in case of power outages! :-)


Looks like Hurricane Isabel is going to miss this area and hit north of
us. Therefore, ham radio should be relatively calm, but it may be a busy
weekend for the Coast Guard. However, things have been fairly quiet so far.


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

http://www.qsl.net/w5net/